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Rafflesia keithii is a holoparasitic flowering plant from Borneo (Sabah) that has no roots, leaves or stems, living entirely inside a host vine's roots and producing only a large, short-lived flower. It is a rare, endangered species that cannot be grown as a conventional garden or houseplant.
Rafflesia Keithii is a part of the largest parasitic genus of flowers in the world that is currently endangered. The plant is native to Sabah.1 Sabah is a state that is located in northern Malaysia. Rafflesia Keithii is the largest known species of Rafflesia found on this island.5 Like its other members of its genus, Rafflesia lacks roots, leaves, and stems. This is because Rafflesia Keithii grows directly on the roots of its host plant. The only downside is that it makes the flower bloom for a short period.1 It seems that the species of Rafflesia that grows in Malaysia blooms up to seven times a year.1
Taxonomy
Stinking corpse lily · Rafflesia aurantia · Rafflesia azlanii · Rafflesia baletei · Rafflesia bengkuluensis · Rafflesia borneensis · Rafflesia cantleyi · Rafflesia ciliata · Rafflesia consueloae · Rafflesia gadutensis · Rafflesia hasseltii · Rafflesia kemumu
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rafflesia keithii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
